Ain't kidding.

Put away those paper bags forever: Drew Brees and the Saints are NFL champions, rallying to upset Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 Sunday night in one of pro football's most thrilling title games.

Brees tied a Super Bowl record with 32 completions, the last a 2-yard slant to Jeremy Shockey for the winning points with 5:42 remaining.
The Pro Bowl quarterback was chosen Super Bowl MVP.

"We just believed in ourselves and we knew that we had an entire city and maybe an entire country behind us," Brees said. "What can I say? I tried to imagine what this moment would be like for a long time and it's better than expected."

February 5, 2010

BLACKSBURG - Malcolm Delaney, Jeff Allen and Terrell Bell all made key free throws in the waning seconds, as Virginia Tech remained perfect at home this season following a 74-70 win over North Carolina in an ACC game played Thursday night at Cassell Coliseum.

The victory moved Tech to 17-4 overall and 4-3 in the ACC. The Hokies moved to 11-0 at Cassell Coliseum and avenged a 78-64 loss to the Tar Heels earlier this season. In fact, Tech snapped a five-game losing streak to UNC.

SALEM, Va. --- Randolph-Macon defeated Roanoke, 87-54 in ODAC action Wednesday evening at the Bast Center. The Maroons dropped to 6-15 overall, 3-9 in the ODAC. The Yellow Jackets improved to 16-4, 7-4 in conference play.

Randolph-Macon shot 53% on the night and outscored Roanoke 49-28 in the second half to earn a much needed ODAC win for the Yellow Jackets. They outrebounded the Maroons, 48-23 which led to 50 points in the paint and outscored RC, 21-10 in second chance points and 24-12 in points off turnovers.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -
Sylven Landesberg scored a season-high 29 points and Virginia ran off 18 unanswered points early in the second half to beat struggling North Carolina 75-60 on Sunday night. Landesberg also had five rebounds, two assists and two steals. He was 11 for 18 from the field and 7 for 8 from the free-throw line.

Sammy Zeglinski added a season-high 19 points for the Cavaliers (13-6, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who regrouped from consecutive losses to earn another impressive victory under first-year coach Tony Bennett. Virginia had lost 63 of 68 meetings in Chapel Hill, but blew the game open by holding the Tar Heels without a field goal for nearly 8 minutes in front of a stunned Smith Center crowd.

Keith, who is one of four players in the USA South Conference averaging a double-double, sprinted out of the locker room in the first half scoring 16 of FC's 31 first half points. She also grabbed 10 boards and finished seven-of-10 from the field in the opening period.

BC Beats Clemson

Reggie Jackson scored 18 points and dished out seven assists to lead Boston College to a 75-69 win over suddenly slumping Clemson (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today) on Tuesday night.

Corey Raji had 14 points and Rakim Sanders added 11 for Boston College (12-9, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), which shot 56 percent from the field. Trevor Booker led the Tigers (15-6, 3-4) with 19 points and eight rebounds.

Maryland Remains Atop Conference

Greivis Vasquez and Landon Milbourne each scored 16 points, and Maryland pounced on Miami at the outset Tuesday night in an 81-59 rout that gave the Terrapins sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Maryland (14-5, 4-1) scored the game's first six points, increased the margin to 21 just before halftime and cruised to its fourth straight win. Eric Hayes and Sean Mosley had 10 points apiece, and Vasquez finished with nine assists.The victory pushed the surprising Terrapins a half-game ahead of Virginia in the ACC.

Tar Heels Pick Up Needed Win

Deon Thompson scored 20 points and North Carolina ended its longest losing streak in six years by beating North Carolina State 77-63 on Tuesday night.

The requests by Patrick Henry and William Fleming to drop from Group AAA to Group AA beginning in 2011-12 were turned down Tuesday in Charlottesville by the Virginia High School League's Redistricting & Reclassification Committee.

Roanoke City Public Schools deputy superintendent Curt Baker filed a request to the VHSL on Jan. 19 that each school be allowed to compete in interscholastic sports and extracurricular activities at the Group AA level in a "nearby district" despite enrollments that place both in Group AAA.

Patrick Henry was listed with an enrollment of 1,898 students in the March 2009 figures that govern the current classifications. William Fleming's enrollment was listed with 1,549, roughly 20 students above the 2009 dividing line.

Patrick Henry and William Fleming will have until March 17 to file a final appeal to overturn Tuesday's decision. The R&R committee will hear final appeals April 19 in Charlottesville and submit a final alignment plan for VHSL Executive Committee approval in May.

Baker's request for PH and Fleming to compete in a lower classification was based on the academic and financial hardships of lengthy travel required to compete in the Group AAA Western Valley District.